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A .450 Percussion Breech-Loading Westley Richards Patent 'Monkey-Tail' CarbineBy Westley Richards, No. 13253, Dated 1874
30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £937.50 inc. premium
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By Westley Richards, No. 13253, Dated 1874
By Westley Richards, No. 13253, Dated 1874
With sighted barrel retained by a barrel band towards the muzzle and stamped 'Whitworth Patent' behind the folding calibrated back-sight, breech-lever stamped 'Manufactured By Westley Richards', signed lock dated within a triangle on the tail, figured full stock (some old bruising), regulation steel mounts including butt-plate with hinged circular cover opening to reveal a cavity for cleaning tools (missing), chequered trigger, and steel ramrod (some rust patination), Birmingham proof marks
60 cm. barrel
60 cm. barrel








